Pin



H.M.TH0MA&

PIN. APPLICATON FILED NOV.6, 1920.

1,413,506, Y Patel-@zd Apr, 18, 1922.

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PIN.

Application led November 6, 1920l Serial No. 422,250.

proved Pin, of which thefollowing is a full,4v

clear, and exact description..

My invention relates to a pin and aims to provide a device of this character more particularly adapted for use in connection with rolls of any material, but more particularly linoleum and oil cloth.

Itis a well appreciated fact that it is often impossible for small stores to .maintain -a large assortment of linoleum, for the reason that quite a bit of clear space must be available in which a roll of this material may be laid upon the floor and the desired quantity of the same unrolled, subsequent to which the same may be severed.

In view of the fact that this material usually comes in six feet widths it will be readily appreciated that a space of at least six feet, and far greater length must be available for permitting a severance ofv the desired length of material. available for the storing and cutting of linoleum is materially reduced by reason of the fact that a great part of the same must be devoted to the purpose specified.

With this in view, I have constructed a device by means of which a certain quantityy of the roll of material may be unwound, and if desired, rewound, at the same time being measured as to length, subsequent to which the strip measured may be severed from the main portion of the roll. Y

All of these operations by the utilization of my device are permitted, while the roll is in upright position, so that the space heretofore devoted to the laying out of the material may now be utilized for storing ad-l ditional rolls of the same. Y

A further object of my invention is the construction of an appliance of this nature which will serve to more fully support a roll of material while in its upright position so as to prevent the free end of the roll from projecting to any great extent beyond theV body portion of thesame.

A still further object of my invention is the construction of a pin, which although primarily intended for use in connection with linoleum, may be utilized to vadvantage i Specification of Letters Patent. Pziiiel All?.

Thus the space in association with any desired type of ma' terial, which stored in roll form,and which pin may bear advertising, if this is desired. v.`

With these objects in view, reference is had tothe attached sheet of drawings as illustrating one practical embodiment of my invention, and in whichf Figure l is a fragmentary side view of a pin constructed in accordance with'my invention.

Figure 2 is a bottomfplan view thereof. Figure 3 shows the same in applied position associated With a roll of material, and

Figure-i is a view similar to Figure 3 but "i showing the pose desired; f

In these views the reference numeral 5, rindicates the head of a pin of any desired material, which is 'provided with a body porpin being utilized for the purtion 6, whichmay be formed Withflattened faces 7 ,capable of receiving advertising-matter, if this is desired.

kThe bodyportion 6 is provided with a longitudinal slit 8 extending from thev base thereof to a point short of the upper endof the same, which slit is adapted tof receive the material 9, each half of the body por` tion overlying one of the faces of the material. Y Y

In Figure 3 it will be seen that the device has been shown in applied position upon a roll vof material, and adjacent the free end of the same. This is the normal positionof the parts, and it will be appreciated `that the pin will add substantiallylnothing to the bulk of the same.v

If it is desired, however, to measure off a length of material 9, it will be seen that, as Y.

in Figure l, a certain portion of the same may4 beunrolled, the roll remaining in up- 'Y right position, the pin slid-along the un-Y rolled strip of material for a distance corref spending to the length desired. -f f It will also be appreciated that as the-ma` V terial is unrolled, that the free end thereof may be rolled up so that the entire operation will require a minimum of space. .Afterthe desired length of material has been measured olf, it will be appreciated that a severance of the same may be effected by running a sharp instrument alongone of the atfaces of' the pin.

It will further be seen that it might be 110 difficult to retain the pin in a certain position upon the material, and with this in View, a pair of spike-like projections l() of any desirable material may be applied to and project below the lower end of the half sections ot' the body portions 6 of the same. These spikes will permit the lower end of the pin to grip the surface supporting the material 9, and it will thus be appreciated that the pin may he properly retained in` not in use, in such a manner that they Will occupy hut a minimum of space.

@brieusly numerous modifications of structure mightreadily be resorted to Without in the least departing from t-he spirit of my invention, which l claim as:

l. i pin, including a body portion formed with a longitudinally extending slit adapted to receive and extendover the entire Width of a strip ot material, andengaging means secured to the lower end of said pin.

2. A pin, including a body portion formed with a longitudinally extending` slit adapted to receive and extend over the entire Width et a strip of material, and Vspikes secured to and projecting below the lower ends of the body portion of said pin.

HOCKLEY M. THOMAS. 

